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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... fell by 2.2 per cent from the same period last year to $399.8 million, amid what the company said was weak consumer sentiment and unseasonably warm weather. Investors were unimpressed, sending David Jones shares down 13 cents, or 5.04 per cent, to $2.45. ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... market on Wednesday closed lower for a second consecutive day, dragged down by the banks and a surprisingly poor consumer sentiment report. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 14.7 points, or 0.28 per cent, at 5,165.4 points, while the broader All ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... contract was down six points at 5,186. In economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment index is due to be released. In equities news, Myer is due to release its third quarter sales figures, while Adelaide Brighton ...

On austerity, growth and expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... quarter of 2012. And if you're betting on which way the US consumer is heading, you'll have a hard time too. Consumer sentiment weakens but better than expected. The final reading of the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index surprised on the ...

Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... in less than predictions, lower 'em rates now. The latest round of soft data releases - business conditions, consumer sentiment, job ads, Ford Motors job cuts announcement - certainly give meat to predictions for more job losses down the track. But you ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... at the close of trade in New York. In economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac/Melbourne Institute survey of consumer sentiment is due for release and Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Chris Kent will deliver a speech in Sydney. At the close ...

I was there!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... went. Another stat that got less than a paragraph of bother was the sharp and bigger-than-expected drop in US consumer sentiment. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index decreased to 59.7 in March against 68 in February and expectations for ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... island. US stocks also fell on Friday, bringing the Dow's 10-day winning streak to a halt as a decline in a key consumer sentiment index highlighted continuing weaknesses in the economy. Locally, all sectors posted losses. In resources, BHP Billiton ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... NEW YORK - US stocks fell on Friday, bringing the Dow's 10-day winning streak to a halt as a decline in a key consumer sentiment index highlighted continuing weaknesses in the economy. Trade was heavy in banks after the Fed completed its stress tests ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... Statistics releases housing finance for January, and Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their survey of consumer sentiment. In company news, National Australia Bank is providing a technology and strategy update. The market on Tuesday closed ...

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